Indian mango varieties now available at retail chains in Greater Seattle
The sweet aroma of the ‘Kesar’ variety of Indian mangoes is wafting through select stores in Seattle, tickling the taste buds of food connoisseurs.
A year-long initiative by the Indian Consulate General in Seattle paved the way for several varieties of Indian mangoes to be available at retail chains such as ‘Costco’.
The story of Indian mangoes in the US dates back to 2006, when then US President George W Bush cleared the way for shipping the fruit to American shores-news welcomed as enthusiastically as the marquee announcement of working toward the India-US civil nuclear deal.
India’s Consul General in Seattle, Prakash Gupta, spoke about Indian mangoes on a special segment of “Good Day Seattle” on Fox 13 News and brought a wide variety of the fruit for tasting in the TV studio. “We believe these are already in some of the local Indian grocery stores.
